Ukraine

Yuschenko leaves for vacation in Crimea

While in Crimea, Yushchenko will hold a number of working meetings, the presidential press service reported. Yuschenko will spend his vacation with …
Interfax-Ukraine

Airplane with media covering Patriarch Kirill’s visit fails to take off

The plane with media representatives and synod members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) was due to fly from Donetsk to …
Interfax-Ukraine

Yatseniuk predicts new wave of crisis in autumn

On the other hand, Yatseniuk said that people need to understand why the crisis hit Ukraine harder than its was expected and to what extent Ukrainian …
Interfax-Ukraine

Source: Kyiv withdraws recommendation to recall Russian consul general in Odesa

“The procedure of terminating Grachev’s powers has been suspended,” he said. This gives reason to believe that the procedure of terminating the powers …
Interfax-Ukraine

Poll: OSCE resolution equaling Stalinist and Nazi crimes aimed at undermining Russia’s authority

The poll was conducted in 140 populated areas of the 42 regions, territories and republics of Russia on July 25-26. The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on …
Interfax-Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill urges Kyiv, Moscow to strengthen economic ties during financial crisis

“We should associate with each other and support each other, in particular during the economic crisis. I believe that hand in hand, like brothers, we …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russia decides to expel Ukrainian diplomat, Radio Liberty reports

Berezkin has been working in Moscow since January 2009. He was in charge of the political aspect of Russian-Ukrainian relations, in particular issues …
Interfax-Ukraine

Credit Crunch

Here is another sign that Kyiv’s housing market is facing long-term ill health: Mortgage lending is practically non-existent and is not expected to …
Oksana Faryna

Mohammad Zahoor buys Kyiv Post for an estimated $1.1 million

Mohammad Zahoor, a United Kingdom citizen who owns the ISTIL Group, has purchased the Kyiv Post in a deal valued by Dragon Capital investment bank at …
Brian Bonner

Kyiv Post founder reflects on 14 years as newspaper’s owner, reasons for sale

The sale comes amid a sharp downturn in advertising for news media, including Jed Sunden’s KP Media. From a business standpoint, selling the Kyiv Post …
Brian Bonner

Human rights activist recalls beating at hands of Gongadze suspect

Oleksiy Podolsky cannot forget the perverse joy that Oleksiy Pukach took in strangling him nine years ago, just three months before the Sept. 16, …
Iryna Prymachyk

Russian patriarch seeks unity on Moscow terms

Russian Patriarch Kirill’s visit to Ukraine has highlighted just how divided and politicized Orthodox Christianity is in the nation. Kirill’s 10-day …
Alina Pastukhova

Hot Honchara property, in city center, sparks sharp development fight

Many houses in the historical center of Kyiv have amazing stories. While some stand out for an architectural nuance, others boast a connection with …
Yuliya Popova

Women cool off, men heat up with wet T-shirt contest

Mojito Beach Bar, located on Trukhaniv Island on the Dnipro River, turned the heat way up on July 25 by hosting a Miss Wet T-Shirt beauty pageant. The …

EU: Ukraine is moving on gas reforms

Ukraine is seeking up to $4.2 billion to pay Russia for gas supplies as it struggles with a severe economic downturn. A payment dispute between the …
Interns

Family Ministry dismisses Cherniavskyi as acting director general of Olimpiiskyi national sport complex

He also said that Cherniavskyi was dismissed due to a number of violations, in particular, wage debts to employees of the complex. Pavlenko said that …
Ukrainian News

Some 51 military property objects to be put on sale in Ukraine

According to Ivaschenko, the ministry has too much property. Apart from that, the ministry’s budget for 2009 stipulates special fund totaling UAH 3.6 …
Interfax-Ukraine

State Property Fund: Nine companies apply for participation in Odesa Port-Side Plant privatization

“We already have nine applications from potential buyers,” he said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday. According to the tender procedure, the …
Interfax-Ukraine
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